Jump to content

Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Citation bot (talk | contribs) at 07:09, 27 September 2023 (Removed parameters. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | #UCB_CommandLine). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For the footballer of the same name, see Alessandro Morbidelli (footballer).
Alessandro Morbidelli
BornMay 2, 1966
Turin, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Namur (FUNDP)
Known forTheories on the early history of the Solar System
AwardsUrey Prize of the American Astronomical Society
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary science, astrophysics, astronomy
InstitutionsCNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur

Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966)[1] is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist who is currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.[1]

Morbidelli specialises in Solar System dynamics,[1] especially planetary formation[1] and migration and the structure of the asteroid and Kuiper belts.

In 2000, he received the Urey Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.

On 17 November 2015, Morbidelli was elected a foreign member of the French Académie des Sciences.

In 2018, he received the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France.[2]

Publications

  • Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", Springer, 2008

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. ^ "Prix Jules Janssen". Retrieved 13 August 2022.


Flag of ItalyScientist icon Stub icon

This article about an Italian astronomer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Alessandro_Morbidelli_(astronomer)&oldid=1177344438"